Country: Australia Value: $28,597.00 Category: Graduate & Phd

Research Training Program (RTP) Scholarships in Australia: Covers tuition fees, stipend for general living costs, and allowances related to the ancillary cost of research degrees.

The Research Training Program (RTP) Scholarships in Australia provide block grants, on a calendar year basis, to HEPs to support both domestic and overseas students undertaking Research Doctorate and Research Masters degrees, known as higher degrees by research (HDRs).

The objectives of the RTP scheme are to:

  • provide flexible funding arrangements to support the training of domestic students and overseas students undertaking HDRs at Australian HEPs
  • deliver graduates with the skills required to build careers in academia and other sectors of the labor market
  • support collaboration between HEPs and industry and other research end-users
  • support overseas students undertaking HDR studies at Australian HEPs.

Students can be offered RTP scholarships for one or more of the following:

  • tuition fees offset
  • stipend for general living costs
  • allowances related to the ancillary cost of research degrees.

Research Training Program (RTP) Stipend Rates

Each year, the range for RTP stipend rates for the following year will be announced by 1 October. The RTP stipend rate range is effective from 1 January. The table below details current and recent RTP stipend rates.

RTP Stipend Rates

Year Full-time base RTP stipend rate ($) Full-time max RTP stipend rate ($)
2021 28,597 44,674
2020 28,092 43,885
2019 27,596 43,110

Application Criteria for Research Training Program (RTP) Scholarships in Australia


Universities are responsible for the application and selection processes for RTP Scholarships, so prospective candidates will need to contact their chosen university's postgraduate research office directly to discuss how to apply. The list of eligible universities is available in Table A and B of the Higher Education Support Act 2003.

Host Institutions for Research Training Program (RTP) Scholarships in Australia


The Research Training Program (RTP) Scholarships in Australia is hosted by the following institutions:

  • Australian Catholic University
  • Batchelor Institute of Indigenous Tertiary Education
  • Bond University
  • Central Queensland University
  • Charles Darwin University
  • Charles Sturt University
  • Curtin University
  • Deakin University
  • Edith Cowan University
  • Federation University Australia
  • Flinders University
  • Griffith University 
  • James Cook University
  • La Trobe University
  • Macquarie University
  • Monash University
  • Murdoch University
  • Queensland University of Technology
  • Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology
  • Southern Cross University
  • Swinburne University of Technology
  • The Australian National University
  • The University of Adelaide
  • The University of Melbourne
  • The University of Notre Dame Australia
  • The University of Queensland
  • The University of Sydney
  • The University of Western Australia
  • Torrens University of Australia
  • University of Canberra
  • University of Divinity
  • University of Newcastle
  • University of New South Wales
  • University of South Australia
  • University of Southern Queensland
  • University of Tasmania
  • University of Technology Sydney
  • University of the Sunshine Coast
  • University of Wollongong
  • Victoria University
  • Western Sydney University 

Field of study:

Masters by research degree or Doctorate Degree offered by participating Universities in Australia.

Special Note


To qualify for Research Training Program (RTP) Scholarships in Australia place a student must be undertaking a higher degree by research (research doctorate or research masters) for which at least two-thirds of the student's time should be spent on research work at an approved university.

Coursework degrees do not qualify as a higher degree by research.

Eligible Nationalities 


All nationalities [Both Australian Nationals and International Students can apply.]

Contact

For more information, email RBGrants@dese.gov.au with "RTP" as the subject line.

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